Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Senior Staffing Consultants
Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS)
The information contained in this notice is a brief description of the requirement and is for information purposes only. Bidders must refer to the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) document for a full description of the requirement and the full bid instructions.
Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-18-0153
Applicability of Trade Agreements: Yes
Tendering Procedure: Open Competitive (Buy & Sell.gc.ca)
Tendering Procedure: Attachment: No
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating Technical & Merit
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Supply Arrangement Number: E60ZT-16TSPS
This requirement is open only to those TSPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under the following workstream:
WORKSTREAM 1 – Human Resource Services – Category 1.8 – Staffing Consultant
The following security requirements apply to this requirement and must be met by SA holders to be invited to submit a proposal:
Resource Security Clearance: Reliability Status.
Organizational Security Clearance: Reliability Status
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
8005931 Canada Inc
Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc.
ARTEMP PERSONNEL SERVICES INC
C M S Human Resources Consultants Inc.
C.B.-Z. Inc
CloseReach Ltd.
Lannick Contract Solutions Inc.
Lumina IT inc.
Maverin Business Services Inc.
Olav Consulting Corp
Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Promaxis Systems Inc
QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
Thomas&Schmidt Inc.
Background
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (“CEOC”), an agent of Parliament, exercises general direction and supervision over the conduct of elections and referendums at the federal level. The CEOC heads the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, commonly known as Elections Canada.
Until the Chief Human Resources Office is able to provide the full complement of services in-house, the external services of Senior Staffing Consultants are needed to ensure business continuity of the staffing program, and to ensure adequate capacity is available to fill an increased number of staffing requirements connected to the 43rd General Election.
Elections Canada is seeking to obtain, as required, staffing support for the following services:
Senior Staffing Consultant for all groups and levels, including the management category in the public service; and
Senior Staffing Consultant for monitoring of staffing files.
Requirement
EC requires the professional services of two (2) Senior Staffing Consultants to provide operational staffing services for all groups and levels.
Period of the Contract
Initial Term with Option to Extend
The Contract period will be from the Effective Date of the Contract until March 31, 2019 (the “Initial Term”). The Contractor will grant to Elections Canada irrevocable options to extend the period of the Contract by two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each under the same terms and conditions.
International Trade Agreements
This procurement process is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA).
Submission of Offers
It is requested that offers be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Authority and delivered to the Proposal Receiving Unit. Offers must be delivered to the following address, sealed, on or before the bid closing date indicated on the front page of the RFP at 2:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Mailing Address:
Elections Canada
30 Victoria Street -1st Floor (Business Centre)
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0M6
Attn: Galina Zhukov, Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Services
Elections Canada File No: ECGZ-RFP-18-0153
For sending packages by courier or for dropping off, please note that the Business Centre hours are Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gatineau, Quebec time).
Bids sent via electronic mail or facsimile will not be accepted.
All enquiries and other communication with Elections Canada officials are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority will be the bidder’s primary contact. All requests for information must be directed to this contact. Bidders who contact anyone other than the Contracting Authority may be disqualified. All enquiries must be submitted in writing to P••••••••@••••••••.ca no later than the deadline indicated in the RFP. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Interested parties wishing to obtain the solicitation documents for this RFP must do so by sending a request to the Contracting Authority at P••••••••@••••••••.ca.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Elections Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Further information about Elections Canada may be obtained at www.elections.ca.
Debriefings
Once the successful bidder has been announced, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the RFP process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority as per the terms of the RFP. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.
NOTE: Task and Solutions Based Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is refreshed on an annual basis. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca.
